Ma Fleur - The Cinematic Orchestra

The first bit of music I'm going to spin the shit about is Ma Fleur by The Cinematic Orchestra, do not let the name of the band put you off giving this album a listen, they do orchestral music, but this album has very minimal music of that type, this album is not confined to a certain genre as just about every song is it's own genre, I'm not going to do ratings, because that's pointless, no scale is accurate enough to really describe music, all I'll say is this is a fantastic album and definitely worth a listen if you have the time to spare to sit and really listen to this.

This is the bands third studio album, released in 2007. It's the last album they have released, which is a damn shame since I don't think they're going to be releasing anymore original material.

I don't know much about this band. but what I do know is that they never fail to really make me feel something when I listen to their music, whether it be the soundtrack the did for the documentary Crimson Wing or the first track from this album, which is probably my favourite song from the album, a lot of people will recognise it if they listen to it. the name of the song is To Build a Home and features Canadian songwriter Patrick Watson, it also has a partial second half near the end of the album called That Home which is only about a minute long yet if you listen to it in the right setting, it can leave you speechless.

Another of my favourites from the album is called Breathe which is a whole other world from To Build a Home, it heavily features acoustic guitar and piano, as well as some electronic sounds, but it all just goes so perfectly together. There is a woman singing in it named Fontella Bass, I couldn't find out, but she has quite a rough voice, yet pretty clean. She, in my opinion was the perfect choice for this song, whoever she is, the tone of her voice goes so perfectly with the instrumental track. There are 2 different tones to the song, one of which is the main tone of the song, quite slow and mellow, the verses are in this style, I don't even know how to describe it, it's a good song to get high to, lets just say that. The second part of the song, the chorus, a big change, loud, in your face, the first time I heard this part of the song, I got chills. It's so perfect, such a contrast and it works so god damn well, I don't know what else to say about it other than it's just such a great song, a hidden gem in the world of music, give it a listen, it's not for everyone, but it's worth a try, cause if it's for you, then you'll love it.

Like all albums it has some flaws, but it's acceptable when it's just pumping out good song after good song, you look past the small bad parts. I highly recommend listening to at least the 3 songs mentioned, and if you're feeling adventurous, have a go at Into You or Time and Space another couple of beautiful pieces of music.

This album is glorious, and this blog entry is finished, hope you enjoyed this shit, I certainly enjoyed writing about some good music.

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